Storms looming over Mackay

The storm cell is heading towards the coast between Mackay and Proserpine.

Earlier, Meteorologist at the Bureau of Meteorology Adam Blazak said rain and thunderstorms would develop this afternoon.

"There is a little bit of lingering instability around the central coast and there's still a little bit of cool air in the atmosphere around the central coast that could be assisting these showers today to develop a little bit further into thunderstorms," he said

Small storm cell forming west of MackayBOM

INITIAL: KEEP your umbrella close by, showers and thunderstorms are forecast for this evening.

Meteorologist at the Bureau of Meteorology Adam Blazak said it is most likely some showers would turn into thunderstorms later Monday.

"There is a little bit of lingering instability around the central coast and there's still a little bit of cool air in the atmosphere... that could be assisting these showers today to develop a little bit further into thunderstorms," he said.

Tuesday would be sunny, Mr Blazak said, but Mackay region residents could see a change of weather by Wednesday.

"Looking ahead for the working week, I would say you'd probably expect to see a few showers push in," he said.

"There is probably a chance of picking up coastal showers, so we'll have a south-easterly wind flow and that'll be pushing showers in from the Coral Sea onto the coast," he said.

"The closer you are to the coastline the more chance you have of seeing some showers through the week.

"Probably more likely mid to late week as the ridge builds along the coast and those winds strengthen a little," he said.